- last post: 01.01.0001 12:00 AM PDT
hmm. i wrote a tactics guide thats here in tha Maw, if you've never read it (check my sig). Most of this stuff you probably already know, but there's always more to be added. I hope some folks will swing in there and freshen it up.
As for age, that is a factor in shooting. I can't remember when, but there was a study a long time ago that equated Computer gaming teenagers as having higher reflexes and hand/eye coordination that combat fighter pilots. I can barely handle the pistol with the sensitivity set above 7 anymore. Maybe you should adjust your sensitivity ratings to help your "shaking hands". Us old timers gots to stick together!
EDIT: about lag. there is a considerable difference between a player with 33 ping and a player with 99 ping. If you're getting the smack down and your ping is uneven, they may just be down the street form the server, instead of you being a mere two states away. Not much you can do about it, except go tactical; run, hide, be sneaky. You know, all those tricks you learned from your years of experience. Vehicles are your best friends against a low ping player. Heavy weps are a close second.
Keep in mind what you're fighting too. I don't know how many times i've killed people with the MA5B against a shotty only to be called a hacker. Truth is, the shotty doesn't have the range to fight an assault rifle at medium distance. And if they whip out a pistol at short range, close with your rifle and hammer the crud out of them. Be dynamic, keep moving unless you're camping (in some cases, keep moving WHEN you're camping) and don't ignore those heavies. If you''re no good with them and there's little to no chance your team will get to it before you die (worse, you know the rest of your team shuns them), waste the ammo and move on. Better no one has it than to give it to your opponent. But that last is just personal opinion.
[Edited on 10/24/2005]